Princess Nobuko of Japan was born on 7 August 1891 as the daughter of Emperor Meiji of Japan and his fifth imperial concubine, Sono Sachiko. She was her father’s twelfth child and eighth daughter and her mother’s fifth child and fourth daughter. Her father’s official spouse was Empress Shōken. Nobuko’s mother, Sono Sachiko, was the [read more]
Princess Zhong Zi and Princess Rong Zi were Princesses of the State of Song.[1] They were secondary wives to Duke Ling of Qi.[2] Even though the two were sisters, they had different aspirations.[3] Princess Rong Zi was very ambitious and wanted her nephew, Prince Ya, to become the Crown Prince of Qi.[4] However, Princess Zhong Zi feared that [read more]
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Princess Stéphanie of Windisch-Graetz was a descendant of the Belgian royal family and the Habsburgs. She was born on 17 July 1939 as the daughter of Prince Franz Joseph of Windisch-Graetz and Countess Ghislaine d’Arschot Schoonhoven. Her father was a son of Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria, who in turn was the daughter and only [read more]
Queen Mary’s Edwardian Tiara was added to her collection in 2012 after it was bought at auction. Embed from Getty Images The tiara came from the Bruun Rasmussen auction house and they described it as a “diamond jewellery set comprising a necklace and a pair of later ear screws set with numerous rose and old [read more]
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